December 2007
The Archives
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Patrick Kinmartin
PKs Prem Power Poll
Just to quickly disclaim…this likely marks PKPPP’s final appearance on the blog. Some relationship, I know, but the growth of this site commands change, so look for next week’s to be posted on the new England page that lies among some of the other additions to 101 Soccer Live. Good of you to follow along, now […]
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Patrick Kinmartin
McBride’s Made
On yesterday’s show, I referred to Fulham star/American scoring dynamo Brian McBride as the injured “McKnight.” Instead of dropping to do 60 push-ups for punishment, I took a trip to the numbers archive and found out that, going into this year, the Cottagers had a blistering 11-4-6 record (39 out of a possible 63 points […]
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Patrick Kinmartin
Striking Away
You’d be hard-pressed to find one team in the Premiership that wouldn’t benefit heavily from the services of a solid back-line player, yet strikers Nicolas Anelka, David Villa, Dimitar Berbatov and Karim Benzema have been the stars of transfer window speculation this week.
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Danny Page
Happy Holidays 101Soccer Fans!
Happy holidays to all of our fans at 101Soccer. The soccer world gives fans a great gift this time every year, with a full slate of English Premier League games every Boxing Day (The day after Christmas).
While Sunderland-Man United or Tottenham-Fulham may not be the most entertaining of games, take advantage of having the day […] -
Patrick Kinmartin
PKs PREM POWER POLL
Anyone looking to watch English soccer Saturday morning can join me at the Old Ship, 1120 West 17th St. The Villa-City game will be on. Here’s this week’s poll:
1. Manchester United (The 9-point Xmas challenge)
2. Arsenal (Six goals allowed in eight home matches)
3. Chelsea (Mr. Obvioso: Injuries are a major issue)
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Danny Page
Italian Job for Arsenal, Liverpool
The UEFA Champions League draw took place earlier today in Switzerland, and things couldn’t get much uglier for Premier League “frontgunners,” Aresenal. Arsene Wenger and company drew defending champions AC Milan, who still sit in 11th in Serie A, but have been the best team outside Old Trafford in the Champions League.
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Danny Page
Z Next Great Striker?
United States U-20 international Preston Zimmerman signed a professional contract with German club Hamburg SV after displaying a solid goal-scoring form for the reserve team.
The US continues to look for a first-team striker up top and it seems the team has now turned to youngster Jozy Altidore in addition to veterans Eddie Johnson and Taylor […] -
Patrick Kinmartin
PK’s Prem Power Poll
Grand Slam Sunday? Dude, Denny’s wants its wonderous weekend special back. And here’s this week’s poll:
1. Manchester United (Red encounter no help to SAF diction)
2. Arsenal (Boro bumbler a perfectly hatched smokescreen?)
3. Chelsea (Another chance for Lampard to re-take this side)
4. Portsmouth (Hour-glass emptying toward Africa Nations)
5. Liverpool (Only a cutesy Hyypia start away from disaster)
6. Everton (Remember James […] -
Danny Page
Futbol Imitates Football on Eastern Seaboard
Just hours ago, the deal was done and another international superstar was headed to Major League Soccer. Just minutes ago the deal was done, and Juan Sebastian Veron has decided to stay in his native Argentina. SI.com reported the seemingly inevitable earlier this morning, that former Manchester United and Chelsea midfieler, Juan Sebastian Veron, would leave […]
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Patrick Kinmartin
Kicking In
No one be nieve here, if Thursday’s stifling Mitchell Report events teach anybody anything, it’s that performance-enhancing is prevalent as ever throughout the sports world. Soccer ain’t exempt, there’s no question there are forms being excercised when domestic and international competitions can offer individual players three times the prestige and money in some cases than what the World […]
